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Key features of human rights in Switzerland

Switzerland: Key features of human rights was 0.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.95
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.96
in 2015
All-time low
0.758
in 1798
Years of data
228
1798–2025

Key features of human rights in Switzerland, 1798–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.95 for key features of human rights in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Switzerland peaked at 0.96 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.758, in 1798.

That places Switzerland 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 228 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1790s 0.758 0.758 0.758 2
1800s 0.7628 0.758 0.766 10
1810s 0.766 0.766 0.766 10
1820s 0.766 0.766 0.766 10
1830s 0.7671 0.759 0.768 10
1840s 0.7771 0.768 0.837 10
1850s 0.837 0.837 0.837 10
1860s 0.837 0.837 0.837 10
1870s 0.869 0.869 0.869 10
1880s 0.869 0.869 0.869 10
1890s 0.869 0.869 0.869 10
1900s 0.871 0.871 0.871 10
1910s 0.8682 0.864 0.873 10
1920s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
1930s 0.8784 0.866 0.881 10
1940s 0.8858 0.875 0.898 10
1950s 0.902 0.902 0.902 10
1960s 0.902 0.902 0.902 10
1970s 0.9174 0.912 0.921 10
1980s 0.93 0.928 0.932 10
1990s 0.9454 0.938 0.948 10
2000s 0.9573 0.952 0.959 10
2010s 0.9575 0.955 0.96 10
2020s 0.9518 0.95 0.954 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 Denmark 0.959 compare
  2. 4 Ireland 0.956 compare
  3. 5 Belgium 0.955 compare
  4. 6 Iceland 0.95 compare
  5. 8 Czechia 0.948 compare
  6. 8 New Zealand 0.948 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Switzerland?
Key features of human rights in Switzerland was 0.95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2015.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.758 in 1798.
How does Switzerland rank for key features of human rights?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Key features of human rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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